Predicting Strategic Planning on Job Effectiveness of Academic Heads of Tertiary Institutions in North Central, Nigeria
- January 10, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Business Management, IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue XII, December 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Ubi, Ije Ubana, Okongo, John Nsor & Arikpo, Nneoyi Nnana
Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Calabar, CRS, Nigeria
Abstracts: – The study focused on Predicting Strategic Planning on Job Effectiveness of Academic Heads of Tertiary Institutions in North Central. Two research questions and hypotheses were adopted for the study and the adopted the descriptive survey design. Data were collected from a sample of 372 academic head of departments (HODs) from six tertiary institutions in North Central, Nigeria using a structured researchers’ developed instrument titled “Strategic Planning and Job Effectiveness Questionnaires (SPJEQ). Data collected were analyzed using simple regression analysis. The findings revealed that mission statement and core values can highly predict job performance in the study area. Also most institutions do not see the need for adequately accepting and working toward the attainment of the mission, vision statement and core values of the organization which in-turn promotes excellence in job performance by academic heads. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that factors related to strategic planning should be well articulated to management and staff of the tertiary institution. Also, the vision, mission statement and core value of the organization should be clearly spelt out in the organization.
Keywords: Predicting, Strategic Planning, Job Effectiveness, Academic Heads, Tertiary Institutions.
I. INTRODUCTION
Society depends on institutions of learning to produce well adjusted individuals who can fit properly into the environment. Tertiary institutions exist for creating, using and managing knowledge from their environment and adapting to knowledge from outside environment to meet teaching and learning challenges. Quality education does not just happen; it is planned for and achieved if the plan is implemented. Thus, every University is made up of departmental heads that provide leadership by ensuring the smooth functioning of their departments through the discharge of responsibilities bordering on teaching/learning, research and other activities necessary for the realization of the departmental objectives (Lucas, 2004). The heads of departments are expected to coordinate and generate knowledge through research through mentoring of subordinates and management for the benefit of the department and providing quality teaching among others.
